Venezuela’s representative to the UN reportedly revealed that the country is working with Russia to use oil-backed coin Petro. Venezuela is considering to close mutual trade settlements with Russia using the ruble, Russian government-backed TV channel RT reports on May 17. Jorge Valero. Venezuela’s representative to the United Nations in Geneva said they are also […]
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Dmitry Medvedev noted that since cryptocurrencies have lost some of their popularity, regulation is not that necessary. Crypto regulation is not a priority for the Russian government since cryptocurrencies have lost their popularity, the Russian prime minister has recently argued. Prime minister Dmitry Medvedev’s comments were reported by Russian news agency Fontanka on May 16. […]
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Luxury fashion brand Alyx intends to use Iota’s distributed ledger technology for supply chain tracking. Luxury fashion brand Alyx intends to use Iota’s distributed ledger technology (DLT) for supply chain tracking, cryptocurrency news outlet The Block reports on May 15. Per the report, Iota’s system will be implemented in partnership with global manufacturing company Avery […]
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Russian crypto exchange aggregator BestChange is expected to resume operations after a recent block on March 12. Popular Russian crypto exchange aggregator BestChange will soon resume operations after being blocked by the government, crypto news outlet Forklog reports May 7. The firm’s head of public relations and marketing Nikita Zuborev told Forklog that the block […]
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Moscow universities student councils plan to test blockchain e-voting and will pass their methodology on to the city’s electoral commission. Authorities of Moscow are planning to pilot blockchain-based electronic voting in university student council elections in late June 2019, establishing methods that the city’s mayoral election may be next to apply, Russian news agency TASS […]
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Bart Chilton, a former commissioner of the CFTC, has died at the age of 58. Last weekend, Bart Chilton, a former commissioner of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and early advocate for cryptocurrency regulation, died at the age of 58. Apart from his work for the regulator, he was best known as […]
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Japan and South Korea took the remaining spots in the top three countries, still far behind the U.S. The United States, Japan and South Korea are the world’s biggest fans of cryptocurrency exchanges, new research from software firm DataLight reported April 29. After investigating the origin of traders who use well-known exchanges, DataLight — which […]
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The militant arm of Hamas is reportedly using increasingly complex measures to frustrate authorities’ attempts to track the flow of its cryptocurrency financing. The militant arm of Hamas — the de facto ruling authority of the Gaza Strip in Palestine — is reportedly using increasingly complex measures to frustrate authorities’ attempts to track the flow […]
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The Ministry of Economic Development of Russia wants to pilot the use of unregulated tech in Moscow and other regions. Moscow and three other Russian regions will legally pilot the use of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, local media outlet Izvestia reports on April 24. The Russian Ministry of Economic Development is reportedly planning to test […]
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Tangem, a manufacturer of ‘smart card’ crypto wallets, has received $15 million in investment from SBI Group. ‘Smart card’ crypto wallet manufacturer Tangem has received a $15 million investment from major Japanese financial services firm SBI Group, Cointelegraph auf Deutsch reports on April 24. The new investment will purportedly allow Tangem to relocate its headquarters […]
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